Sumalatha Ambareesh is an independent MP, so joining the BJP – or the Congress – could land her in legal trouble, her biggest hurdle being the 10th Schedule of the Constitution. Her husband Ambareesh had spent his entire life in the Congress.
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There is a struggle among the leaders to find their future in the politics of Karnataka. Mandya The name of MP Sumalata Ambareesh is also included in this list. Recently for praising PM Modi sumalata Had come in the discussion, she had announced to support BJP from outside, but did not join the party.
Sumalatha had said that the country is developing under the leadership of PM Modi. She wanted to join BJP, but does not want to get into legal trouble right now. Sumalatha also claimed that she has taken this decision for the development of Mandya. She can leave politics, but not Mandya. However, many meanings of his move are being extracted.
who is sumalatha
Sumalatha was a famous South Indian actress who is now an independent MP from Mandya. He was born in 1963 in Chennai. Has been a part of more than 200 films including Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi. He has a strong fan following especially in Telugu and Malayalam cinema. She was married to actor-turned-politician Ambareesh.
After the death of Congress leader Ambareesh, Sumalatha came into limelight when she announced to contest the Lok Sabha elections. Sumalatha had approached the Congress for the ticket, but the Congress and the JDS fought the election in alliance and the Mandya seat went to the JDS, fielding Nikhil Kumar Swamy. Sumalatha contested this election as an independent and won by more than 1 lakh 25 thousand votes.
This hindrance in joining BJP
Sumalatha Ambareesh is an independent MP, so if she joins the BJP-or the Congress, she may find herself in legal trouble, her biggest hurdle being the 10th Schedule of the Constitution, under which a public representative who wins an election as an independent takes membership of a party. If so, he may be disqualified. It is also known as the anti-defection law. It was implemented in 1985. Under this, it is believed that the defector has taken the decision keeping his personal interests in mind. That’s why they are disqualified.
Separate rules have been given in Para 2 and Para 3 of the 10th Schedule of the Constitution. In this, if a person contesting election from any party leaves the party after winning, he will be immediately disqualified. In Para 3, six months time is given to independent candidates, such candidates can join another party for six months, but after that they can also be disqualified.
Sumalatha’s husband Ambareesh has been a big Congress leader
Sumalatha’s husband Ambareesh was an actor-turned-politician. He spent his whole life in Congress only. He had joined Congress in 1994. Later, after not getting ticket from Mandya, he left the party and contested in 1998 from JDS. After this he went back to the Congress and won the by-election. In 2004, he won on a Congress ticket and also became a minister in the Manmohan Singh government. He resigned from the ministerial post in 2008 in protest against the Cauvery Tribunal’s decision. He was made the fur minister in the Karnataka government in 2013, but was later sacked by the then CM Siddaramaiah. He remained in Congress till his death in 2018.
Why didn’t Sumalatha join Congress?
After Ambareesh’s death, Sumalatha wanted to join the Congress, she had even sought a ticket from Mandya, but Congress state president D Shivakumar opposed it. In 2019, when Sumalatha asked for the ticket, at that time Congress and JDS had announced to contest the elections in alliance. At the behest of D Shivakumar, this seat went to the account of JDS and here Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Ace HD Deve Gowda, entered the fray. Sumalatha did not give up and announced to contest the elections as an independent. It is said that BJP and Congress supporters got together in the election and they defeated Nikhil Kumar Swamy by a margin of about 1.25 lakh votes.
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